New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-12
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FATE OF A BRAVE FIREMAN.
HURLED HEADLoNa DOWN A DEEP SHAFT.

A BRILLIANT SPECTACLE IN CANAL-sT.-THE LOSS
ON A FURNITURE FACTORY.
Fire was discovered ct o few minutes before 2
O'Clock last evening on the fourth door Of tho six
story building ct Mulberry and Canal sts. The
structure has frontage of fifty feet in CanaLsk
and is eighty feet deep with an iron front and o
heavy brick side wall Haywood Brothers, furn-
ture dealers occupied the first floor as store and
used parts OF the upper part Of the building to
store furniture. The second floor was used by Mel
son, Matter g. Co., furniture dealers. The Excel
slor Paper Box Company is on the third
floor. Louis Wagner & Co.. paper
box manufacturers. occupied the foarth
and fifth stories and the Bryington Folding Bed
Company occupied the sixth story. The flames
made rapid headway among the paper boxes and .
lot of light cane. and in few moments the entire
upper part of tho building was burning fercely
Three alarms were scnt out aud when Chief Shay
arrived he sent ont special call for water tower
and truck One of the towers was placed in
Canal-st. and tho other in Mulberry-st
and the streams of six engines were
poured into the building from the roofs of the
neighboring buildings. but the fire made headway
in spite OF all this water and 1t looked as If tho
large adjoining building occupied by A. Z. Barnes
& Bro. Nos 1913 and 200 Canal-st, would
surely 90. Chief Shay directed the efforts Of tho
fight OF over an hour the progress of the fire was
checked aud confined to the upper part of Nos 202
and 204. There was mansard roof IN the struct-
ure this fell IN and then the streams Of the engines
were more effective and the fire was soon broughs
under control
The iremen worked in constant peril, and many
tiOn that it seemed as IL their lives would certainly
be lost. Chief Shay sent the men of No. IL Engine
into the buildings with instructions to get "a close
to the fire as possible and then TO fight it from the
inside. Suddenly, without the slightest, Warning
there was sound that resemhled an explosion, the
earth shook and brilliant flame burst through the
Huge bands of sparks were driven skyward by
the brisk northery wind. In another moment the
fammabe material and long arms Of flame were
forced through the windows in Mulberry-st and
drove the firemen who were on a fire escape on o
building on the opposite side OF the street inside to
place of safety. The two fremen n charge of the
water tower IN Mulberry-st stuck to their post md
directed the muzzle where the flames were bright
were broken OF and fell on the mems head. They
pulled their hats on tightly, covered their heads
They were frequently. covered with sparks and
Chief Shay seeing the danger ordered the tower TO
be moved further from the fire,
The men on the inside of the building when the
sudden burst of fame came were thought to be
lost. 1t did not possible that they could get
out unburned. The fire did not reach them, but in
impossible for them to breathe in il. Some Of them
fell to the floor and crawled on their hands and and
out out Of the window, while the tower in the street
was aimed at the iron front so that the spray
dashed in their faces and gave them re!ist .,.
in a" this building i '"'s were enc" not as for.
tunate. James Deyaney, of Engine No. II.
was near the front OF the building when the blind
ing rush Of smoke came. He gasped for breath,
called the man who was near him and made wild
dash for the window. He never reached it, In his
dazed condition he msjudged the direction and foil
headong down the shaft of a circular stairwav to
the ground floor. The men who were al the windows
called for Jimmy" and got no answer. Dsvaney was
found by two of the insurance patrol, who picked
him up and tenderly carried him TO a neghboring
store. He was unconscious aud IL was thought
that lie was dad Tho tremen went in the place.
t0ok look at the pale face aud then went to their
the face
Devany was partly conscious at midnisht. bat bat
surgeon it was found that no bones had been
broken, but his body was covered with bruises and
It was Thought If these injuries do lot prove moro
serious than probable last night there etill
q chance of his recovery.
by the smoke near the rear of the building in the
Mulberry-st. slde His experience was similar to
d for WINDOW ne lost
He only fell one story. He called for help anil
when the smoke cleared away he was rescued.
and Fre%an Ryan, %pf Sf No. s
also overcome with smoke, but as they fell near
where several iremen hal collected at window
tucy were Picheu up quch'y an" catiou oue Va .iio
building. Ambulance calls were sent out and in
few moments ambulances rapidly came up from
Bellevue and st. Vincent hospitals. The injured
men received attention. and Murphy and Ryan
we're able to 90 home. ShOer was taken To st.
VincentsIIospital and Devapey to Gouverneur Hos:
pital. 1t is thought that Devaney's injuries Will
prove fatal. Ann Mcintyre. an old apple-woman.
who has stand at Mott and Canal sts., was
knocked, down by the rushing crowd,
trampled upon and badly hurt.
pital The fifth and sixth stories of the
building were burned entirely out, and the damage
is estimated at $4,000. The owner is Martin
KingsIand aud the property Is fully insured Hey
wood Brothers and Company were damaged
$4,000. principally by water. Nelson Matter aud
Company lose $4,000 by water LOUIS Wagner
ington Folding Bed Company were damaged
SIS 900. All the stock is said to be fully insured.
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